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Psalm 46 can be called the KEEP CALM Psalm. It is a song of confident trust. It was the Psalm of the Reformation. Martin Luther wrote his beloved hymn “A Mighty Fortress is our God” from this Psalm. He wrote his great hymn during a debilitating time of extreme crisis. It was the summer of 1527, and the…

3 When I was my father’s son, Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother, 4 He also taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart retain my words; Keep my commands, and live. It means something to be a father Fatherhood in Israel was ++The key to family life ++The only way to perpetuate the family…

This Week’s Theme: A Spiritual Contract Word for the Week is Covenant: It is God’s commitment to, and requirement of, his people expressed in promise, law, judgment, faithfulness and mercy. Also used of commitment within human relationships based upon agreements. Memory verse: Psalm 62:11 God has spoken…

1 Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding; 2 For I give you good doctrine: Do not forsake my law. 3 When I was my father’s son, Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother, 4 He also taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart retain my words; Keep…

A couple of weeks ago, we started a new series of messages entitled “Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at Hand”. The kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven, can sometimes in the New Testament refer to all of God’s sovereignty. It refers sometimes to the way he reigns over all. He never relinquishes his…

Intro Don’t take the easy way out. Naomi was an Israelite living in Moab, and she had a Moabite daughter-in-law named Ruth. Their husbands had died, they had no other children and so they were two widows out on their own trying to survive. They we vulnerable to starvation, to attack. Naomi hear’s the…

Exegetical & Homiletic Point: Jesus sends out his Disciples with the Spirit to bring life through Faith. Intro We live in a world full of resurrection. People are constantly trying to resurrect nostalgia and recapture past glories. Our video games often have a “life” system where if you die, you’ll be…

1 “Now these are the rules that you shall set before them. 2 When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing. 3 If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him. 4 If his master gives…

It is no secret I love movies. The truth is, I love good movies. I hate bad movies. The secret to a good movie is a well written story. When all of the plot elements are developed properly, the story grips the viewer and leaves an impression. You become emotionally invested in the characters. You want…

Hoping Against Hope There are times in the biblical account when Sarah comes off as a bit … harsh. She was the wife of the great patriarch Abraham, so we tend to think of her with a degree of dignity and honor. But reading the biblical account of her life, it is impossible not to notice that she sometimes…

“You shall not steal. Introduction Everything belongs to God Psalm 24:1 “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,” He has entrusted men with ownership and stewardship of His resources. Stealing is addressed further in the next 3 chapters of Exodus. Sins…

Introduction The Apostle Matthew’s Gospel (We can get into why we credit this to the apostle Matthew another time) At this point in the narrative, our Lord is growing in fame and notoriety. Through this chapter the pharisees and others are beginning to push back and Jesus is condemning their teachings…

I wonder…what comes to your mind when I ask the question - what does the law of God require? Mission impossible? Try, try and try again until you get over the impossibly high bar? Over the next few weeks we are going to be looking at the ten commandments in more detail. We’re goint to look at the question…

Introduction: Redemption is a word we don’t use quite as often in today’s world. When we think of the word redemption today, we probably think about coupons! As helpful as saving a few dollars here and there is, this use of the word redemption pales in comparison to the Biblical use of this great theological…

Big Idea: Love is not a black hole. Love gives even when it has nothing. A heart that has been transformed by the gospel is followed by a life that gives itself away to the everyone around it. This type of love truly has no limits to what it will do in giving itself away. It is unconditional and without…

We’re picking up where we left off in Genesis. The first 5 chapters detailed the creation of the universe, the creation of mankind, the Fall of mankind, and the spiral of mankind into sin and depravity. But we also saw a glimmer of hope, a light found in the lineage of Seth, the third son of Adam. His…

Matthew 5:1-12 What was the purpose of the beatitudes? Highlight our total depravity and point to our needs for a savior? **Describe a challenging but practical way of life the Jesus expect of his followers. This expectation also comes with a promise. Blessed Repeated nine times. All shown to be the…

“To God Alone Be All Glory” Text: Romans 11:33-36 I want you to see a picture in your mind. An old man of 80+ years stands on a mountain. There are deep lines in his face reflecting the burden of leading many people. His hair, if he has any, is white and thinning. But don’t be fooled by his grandfatherly…

Intro: My life after coming to Christ was not easy wanted to know when things would change. God remained faithful even when I didn’t trust. We’re in the fourth and final week of our series on Ruth. Last week we left the situation with hope for Ruth to be rescued by the kinsman redeemer, Boaz, and Naomi…

Good morning! If I haven't had the pleasure of meeting you my name is John and I serve Mission Church as the Senior Pastor. I am honored and humbled to be with you this morning! If you have a Bible go ahead and open it to Ruth 4 . And....If you are able to please stand for the reading of God’s word.…

In the Middle of a Tree Good morning and happy Easter! Today we celebrate our risen savior. We remember how Jesus conquered death and was raised to new life. For our time together today I want to talk about the days leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection from a slightly different angle. This will…

If you recall from last week, we saw that Naomi was so excited that Ruth had “stumbled” upon Boaz’ field and that he was treater her so well. One of the reasons for this excitement was that he was a “close relative of ours, one of our redeemers” We are going to see the significance of that statement…

Let’s walk though the overarching storyline of the book once again and remind ourselves where we’ve been. We noted at the beginning of our study that this is theologized history. The original human author had a point and purpose in mind as he wrote. It was written for a specific prophetic purpose. As…

The Encouragement of the Holy Spirit Assurance - though you will continue to experience this… (ch. 7), you will also experience this… (ch. 8). Spirit ( Romans 5:5 ) - 21 times in ch 8/34 time in Romans. In Romans 8:1-4 , Paul identifies the believer as set free from condemnation to life in the Spirit.…